Lathan A P
Experience: Inventory Planning, Inventory Audit, Procurement Operations, Demand Forecasting, Shipping Coordination, Purchase Orders, Delivery Challan, Bill of Entry, Bill of Lading, Customs Documentation, Technical Write-up for Customs, Vendor Onboarding, Vendor Quality Evaluation, Freight Forwarder Follow-up, Warehouse Management, Management Information Systems (MIS), Team Management.
Kodagu
Summary
Experienced senior executive with a track record of delivering mission-critical results over 10 years. Exceptional in communication and cross-cultural team management. Skilled at building strategic alliances with organizational leaders and supporting key business initiatives.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Executive-Purchase & Inventory
Bellatrix Aerospace Pvt Ltd
11.2023 - Current
- Demand Analysis & Reporting: Generate comprehensive reports to depict hardware demand for R&D, aiding purchasing decisions.
- Supplier Management: Evaluate and select suppliers based on quality, reliability, and pricing competitiveness, ensuring consistent performance
- Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Development: Conduct supplier analyses to optimize cost structures and ensure continuity of supply.
- Supply Chain Optimization: Analyze operations to support rapid product deployment and long-term production, enhancing end-to-end lifecycle management.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Develop procurement strategies aligned with business needs, fostering strong relationships with internal teams.
- Contract Negotiation & Management: Independently handle contract negotiations, overseeing terms, pricing, and compliance requirements.
- Forecasting & Inventory Management: Undertake demand planning and lead time analysis to optimize inventory and ensure timely provisioning of materials.
- Tender Management & Compliance: Manage RFQs, tender calls, and contract documentation, ensuring adherence to regulatory and procedural guidelines.
Inventory Management & Service Marketing Executive
Jaguar Land rover
10.2020 - 11.2023
- After Sales Management: Oversaw JLR luxury car after-sales in South Karnataka, Goa, and North Kerala.
- Sales Enhancement:Boosted quarterly value-added service & accessory sales by 10% through rapport-building and customer needs analysis.
- Revenue Generation:Drove targeted revenue growth by upselling services, accessories, and buyback options.
- Procurement Planning:Managed procurement for regular and special parts based on customer demands, ensuring timely availability.
- Operations Oversight:Monitored purchase orders, shipment arrivals, and prevented excess stock accumulation. Also, enhanced employee retention and implemented robust risk mitigation strategies.
- Established long-term client relationships through consistent delivery of high-quality products and services.
Team Lead-Inventory
MAN Truck & Bus
08.2019 - 08.2020
- Inventory Management:Monitor inventory replenishment plans and daily stocks, including orders for importing MAN Truck and Bus units, parts, and additional fitments via Air, Sea, and DHL.
- Procurement Coordination:Plan procurement and maintain awareness of critical and shelf-life goods stock, coordinating with the warehouse supervisor.
- Operations Monitoring:Regularly monitor purchase orders, order confirmation, and shipment arrivals, ensuring timely updates and coordination with team associates.
- Logistics Oversight:Ensure proper documentation for shipments to the Logistics department to prevent demurrage fees, coordinating with clearing agents, logistics staff, customs agents, and port handling staff.
- Vendor Management and Financial Follow-up: Coordinate with utility fitment suppliers, prevent excess stock accumulation, update daily reports to managers, and follow up on vendor payments with the accounts department.
Procurement Engineer
LKQ Corporation India private ltd, Bangalore
09.2015 - 08.2019
- Inventory planning & stock replenishing of automotive salvage parts. Writing more than 150 online quotations per day for salvage vehicles for internal purchase across Europe, America & Asia.
- Quality Analysis on quotations. Interaction with US team on daily basis regarding new updates & circulars.
- Inventory planning for multi brand automotive parts.
- Achieving team as well as individual targets on daily & monthly basis.
- Vendor coordination for Recreational vehicle parts.
- Additional responsibility: Member of Emergency response team, Scheduled check up of Fire & safety.
Service Engineer
Audi Bengaluru-A Jubilant Group company
05.2014 - 09.2015
- Incharge of regular servicing bay. Handling team of 10 technicians.
- Documenting & updating customers with estimation using dealer management system.
- Overall responsibility of providing technical support to customers from all over Karnataka state 24/7.
- Visiting customer place in case of special complaints & analysis required for particular Super cars
- Achieving monthly targets and synthesis of daily, weekly and monthly progress graphs. Provide regular updates to management and contribute in planning and execution of targets.
Technician, Service Engineer
Nandi Toyota- Popular Autoworks pvt ltd
06.2013 - 05.2014
- Assisting Toyota passenger car customers visiting for maintenance, in order to provide them Toyota standard service.
- Explanation of Maintenance schedules, repairs & other jobs carried out on the car to customers
- Preparation of repair cost estimation using Toyota centralized dealer management system software.
- Preparation of repair order & conveying it to floor controller & technician’s.
- Documenting jobs carried out on each & every vehicle.
Education
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Government Polytechnic
Kushalnagar, Kodagu 06.2010 - 04.2013
PUC - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science
JSS Science College
Mysore 06.2008 - 04.2010
SSLC -
Sudana Residential School
Puttur, Karnataka 06.2005 - 04.2008
Skills
Zoho inventory, Zoho tools
Timeline
Senior Executive-Purchase & Inventory
Bellatrix Aerospace Pvt Ltd
11.2023 - Current
Inventory Management & Service Marketing Executive
Jaguar Land rover
10.2020 - 11.2023
Team Lead-Inventory
MAN Truck & Bus
08.2019 - 08.2020
Procurement Engineer
LKQ Corporation India private ltd, Bangalore
09.2015 - 08.2019
Service Engineer
Audi Bengaluru-A Jubilant Group company
05.2014 - 09.2015
Technician, Service Engineer
Nandi Toyota- Popular Autoworks pvt ltd
06.2013 - 05.2014
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Government Polytechnic
06.2010 - 04.2013
PUC - Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science
JSS Science College
06.2008 - 04.2010
SSLC -
Sudana Residential School
06.2005 - 04.2008
Computer Skills
MS Office: Excel (expert) ,Power Point & office manager
SAP, AS-400, QUERY
CTDMS : Centralized Toyota dealer management system
DMS : Dealer management system (Audi/ Volkswagen)
Elsa pro : Electronic service information system (Audi)
LKQ internal software’s & applications
Hobbies
I enjoy Reading novels, poetry. Writing poetry & small articles. Watching classic movies.
Watching videos & reading about new technology,business case study's & travel vlogs.
Personal information
Father: Ponnappa A C (Retired defence personnel)
Mother: Hemalatha K K (School teacher)
D.O.B: July 22nd,1992
Mother Tongue : Kannada
Languages Known : Kannada, Hindi and English (Read, Write and Speak)
Malayalam, Tamil, Tulu, Kodava (Speak)
Marital Status : Married
Passport No. : N3785019
Declaration
I hereby assure that the above details are true to best of my knowledge.
(LATHAN AP)
2024
Place: Bangalore
Computer Skills
MS Office: Excel (expert) ,Power Point & office manager
Zoho Inventory, Zoho books, Zoho CRM
SAP, AS-400, QUERY
CTDMS : Centralized Toyota dealer management system
DMS : Dealer management system (Audi/ Volkswagen)
Elsa pro : Electronic service information system (Audi)
LKQ internal software’s & applications
Hobbies
I enjoy Reading novels, poetry. Writing poetry & small articles. Watching classic movies.
Watching videos & reading about new technology,business case study's & travel vlogs.
Personal information
Father: Ponnappa A C (Retired defence personnel)
Mother: Hemalatha K K (School teacher)
D.O.B: July 22nd,1992
Mother Tongue : Kannada
Languages Known : Kannada, Hindi and English (Read, Write and Speak)
Malayalam, Tamil, Tulu, Kodava (Speak)
Marital Status : Married
Passport No. : N3785019
Declaration
I hereby assure that the above details are true to best of my knowledge.
(LATHAN AP)
2024
Place: Bangalore
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